Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard, If one searches on the Harvard Chinese rubbings website for Sixteen Arhats at Shengyin Temple, the 3rd Arhat is unnamed, the name Pantaka is given to two different Arhats, and the 10th is missing. I don't know the details of the 18th century mistakes other than the hyperlink below. John On 12/8/10 12:18 PM, Richard Man wrote: > Thanks! Curious what names were misassigned that the Qian Long emperor > fixed > and what you thought Harvard messed up? > > I am not sure if *my* ancestors were involved in the Tai Ping Rebellion, > but > it was started by Haka in the Guang Dong province, which is where my > ancestors were from.... > > > On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 6:18 AM, John Nebel<john.nebel at csdco.com> wrote: > >> Pasvorn, >> >> Here is a reference - Harvard messed up a few of the identifications, but >> so >> did the Chinese in the 18th century. The Harvard library rubbings are >> made from the stone copies of the originals. Noedup either saw the stone >> carvings or rubbings of them. The original Guanxiu paintings were >> destroyed >> in the 19th century. >> >> http://vc.lib.harvard.edu/vc/deliver/~rubbings/olvwork348704<http://vc.lib.harvard.edu/vc/deliver/%7Erubbings/olvwork348704> >> >> Best, >> >> John >> >> >> On 12/7/10 10:20 PM, Pasvorn Boonmark wrote: >> >>> On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 3:36 PM, John Nebel<john.nebel at csdco.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> The boy must have appeared in Guanxiu's dream along with Bakula; the >>>> Arhats >>>> are all painted from a dream in which they appeared and asked Guanxiu to >>>> paint them. The boy is just visiting for a while? >>>> >>>> >>> Jonh, >>> >>> Interesting comment about the dream. >>> >>> I will have to read more about Guanxiu. May be he is on Google book. :) >>> >>> Thanks again for the picture and background info. Fascinating... >>> . >>> -Pasvorn >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > >